Waterproof hat construction



Nov. 25, 1969 s. BIIGLER 3,479,668

WATERPROOF HAT CONSTRUCTION Filed June 5, 1968 INVENTOR SAM BKSLER ATTO RN E YS United States Patent O U.s. Cl. 2--175 4 'Claims ABSTRACT F THE DISCLOSURE A waterproof hat construction, the crown, sides and brim being made of waterproofed material stitched together, the stitched seams being made waterproof by being covered by a waterproof adherent tape.

It is known to make hats of cloth stitched together. Hats of woolen cloth such as tweed are shower resistant, but in a heavy rain soon become sodden. True rain proof hats are known made of oil skin or of oil cloth and even of a rubber material, but such hats are not of an appearance that is acceptable in fair weather. Cotton cloth hats, however, of poplin which may be of any desired color or may carry a decorative pattern, while perfectly acceptable in fair weather, have not been suitable for rain wear, and have required elaborate sweat stain preventing devices.

It is an object of the present invention, therefore, to produce a simple, inexpensive, waterproof hat that is light in weight, foldable and has an appearance making it acceptable in fine weather.

Other objects and advantages will appear from the following specification taken with the accompanying drawing, in which like characters of reference refer to similar elements in the several views and in which:

FIGURE l is a perspective view of a completed hat according to the invention;

FIGURE 2 is a section taken on line 2 2 of FIG- URE 1;

FIGURE 3 is a section on line 3--3 of FIGURE l; and

FIGURE 4 is a section similar to FIGURE 2 of a modied construction of hat according to the invention;

FIGURE 5 is a fragmentary section through a laminated textile material that may be used.

In FIGURE 1 it is seen that the hat has a crown element 1, a side element 2 and a brim 3.

The crown element 1 is formed, in the preferred embodiment of three thicknesses of poplin laminated by use of a flexible waterproof adhesive into a flexible sheet. The sides 2 are of poplin of two thicknesses laminated with the same flexible waterproof adhesive. The brim 3 may be of the same material as the crown element 1. The brim edge 4 may be of a single thickness of poplin.

The crown element is slightly formed, the edge being turned down. The side element is preferably of two parts 2, 2', the top edges of 2, 2' are turned inwardly and stitched to the edge of crown element 1 at 5. Aixed to the lower edge of side elements 2, 2 is a band element 6, seen in FIGURES l and 2, one end of which extends over the line of one of the seams 7, the other end lying in the vertical line of the same seam 7. This band element 6 is of cloth preferably poplin, but may be of a different texture, and of a contrasting color. Band element 6 is preferably bias cut and adhered to the bottom edge of the side element 2, 2 before the side element 2 is stitched to the brim 3.

3,479,668 Patented Nov. 25, 1969 ICC To secure the side element to the brim the lower edge of side 2 and band 6 are turned inwardly and stitched at 8 to the raw inner edge of brim element 3.

The side, shown as being of two parts 2, 2 may, of course, be of a single piece, the end, or ends of the side pieces being secured together by seam 7 as shown in FIG- URE 3.

It has been found that the seams of a hat such as at 5 and 7 are not entirely either rain tight or perspiration tight. Each of the seams, therefore, are covered, in the present invention, by a bias adhesive tape. A tape 7 covers the vertical seam 7 and is secured in waterproof engagement over the seam by adhesive 7 as seen in FIG- URE 3, and extends from the seam 5 to the lower edge of the side elements 2, 2 and may be turned upwardly and inwardly with the lower edge of the side elements 2, 2 but might also be stopped at or near the fold line, or to be positioned at the upper edge of the folded up edge of 2, 2' and 6. A bias strip of material 5' is also adhered to cover the seam 5, and a similar strip 8 is adhered to cover the seam 8. The adhesive used is preferably thermoplastic and is applied to the cloth before the bias strips are cut so that no fraying of the cut edges occurs.

It is not contemplated to use any so-called sweat-band or other device within the hat as sweat staining is entirely eliminated by the construction of the hat. The omission of the sweat band makes the hat far less bulky when folded as well as less expensive to manufacture While the quality of the hat is improved.

In the hat seen in FIGURE 4 the structure is basically the same but the bias band 6 has been omitted.

Grommets 9 are a traditional feature of hats of this type and may be used, or omitted.

Having disclosed my invention, I therefore claim:

1. A hat of waterproofed textile material comprising a crown portion, a side portion, and a brim portion formed of a plurality of waterproof pieces stitched to- -gether along their adjacent edges forming a plurality of seams, a plurality of strips of bias-cut textile material, a thermoplastic waterproof adhesive coating on said biascut strips, said strips of bias-cut textile material being adhesively secured in position on the inside of the crown over said seams to render the seams waterproof.

2. The hat of claim 1 in which the waterproofed textile material of the hat is a plurality of layers of poplin laminated with a rubber-like bonding medium between the layers.

3. The hat of claim 1 in which the hat includes at least one vertical seam in said side portion and in which the lower edge of the sides are folded inwardly, the said strip of bias cut textile material extending the full length of said vertical seam so that it is folded inwardly with the lower edges of said sides.

4. The hat of claim 1 which includes a band of bias material adhered to the outer surface of said sides completely about the bottom thereof, and turned inwardly therewith.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 917,210 4/1909 Weiner 2-194 1,114,400 10/1914 Slotoroif 2-194 1,816,346 7/ 1931 Silverstein 2-195 MERVIN STEIN, Primary Examiner G. H. KRIZMANICH, Assistant Examiner 

